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nutmeg yew

nutmeg yew noun: certain of the trees and shrubs in the genus Torreya, which are related to yew, but have fruits with large seeds that resemble nutmegs.

Noun

nutmeg yew (plural nutmeg yews)

  1. Certain of the trees and shrubs in the genus Torreya, which are related to yew, but have fruits with large seeds that resemble nutmegs.

Forms of nutmeg yew

pluralnutmeg yews

Words formed from nutmeg yew

  • Torreya grandis
  • Torreya nucifera

Questions about nutmeg yew

What does nutmeg yew mean?
Nutmeg yew means certain of the trees and shrubs in the genus Torreya, which are related to yew, but have fruits with large seeds that resemble nutmegs.
What part of speech is nutmeg yew?
Nutmeg yew is a noun.
What is the plural of nutmeg yew?
The plural of nutmeg yew is nutmeg yews.

Words near nutmeg yew in the dictionary

  1. nutmeg pigeons
  2. nutmeg psychoses
  3. nutmeg psychosis
  4. Nutmeg State
  5. Nutmeg Stater
  6. nutmeg yew
  7. nutmeg yews
  8. nutmegg
  9. nutmegged
  10. nutmegger
  11. nutmeggers

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